to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
so; like this; in this way
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to make an appeal; to urge
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
manner of using one's hands
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
upper half of the body; upper body
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
stairs; stairway; staircase
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon